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Happy Birthday Darren
Dear Captain Lychee,
Happy Birthday! So noble of you to brave the hideouness of 49 before me. Such self sacrifice, such courage. But beware the Green Beer of the dreaded ST Patrick.
Hoping you are still sober, but not for long.
Many happy returns of the day.
Jane -
Flashmob at Flinders St Station
Something else happening under the clocks at Flinders St.
Something to check out.
Jane
Flash Mob R&R Dance in Melbourne - This Sunday
Melbourne’s “Flash Mob” Rock & Roll Dance this Sunday, 21st March is ready to rock & roll. Music for the dance has been selected, photographer & video person appointed and newspapers & TV stations advised by emails.
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Chocolate Secret review
Where Sydney Rd crosses the end of Melville Rd, there’s a new chocolate shop. I went in for a sticky-beak not expecting much, but found a warm welcome from the woman in the shop who brought out a host of good things from me to taste. And very good things they were too, because this shop makes chocolate with using Callebaut Belgian chocolate. ( Read more... ) -
20 Sticky Minutes
I dropped into the Sticky Institute in the Degraves St underpass during the lunch break from a dreary corporate induction course, and found it buzzing. Two cheerful young volunteers were manning the desk. Sticky is never short of volunteers, they said. It was certainly full of visitors. At least 10 people came in during the 20 minutes I was ( Read more... ) -
And you thought Flinders St was just a Station
The Sticky Institute fabulous Zine making shop in the Desgraves St underpass of Flinders St staion is currenlty hosting the Festival of the Photocopier.
http://www.stickyinstitute.com/
The Sticky Instute is a friendly golden lit little space full of interesting reading matter which offers photocoping, a badge making machine typewriters for Zine ( Read more... ) -
Janes Week
I finally bought a strip of leather to make a necklace out of beads that I bought for 10 kroner in SkagDenmark. It was worth the wait (I miss Denmark so much ( Read more... ) -
Flinders St Jigsaw
http://www.travelbyjigsaw.com/australia/melbourne/flinders-street-station/
What can I say? The most fun you can have without a rubber suit? -
Friday lunchtime Feb 12
The Flinders St Concourse echos with deep voiced singing. Outside the station a man in a scooter is booming country and western tunes through a microphone. A cardboard sign proclaims him a legally blind travelling busker. Though I hate country and Western he certain has the voice for it.
Today no Emos are in the foyer. Instead two boys with “ ( Read more... ) -
Saturday Afternoon
Saturday afternoon Jan 30
Seen at the station:
Emos all over the foyer as usual. Can you really be a depressed death lover with bright pink, light blue or deep purple hair? The answer no doubt is reserved for the under thirties.
A gaunt faced woman in tracksuit pants and bleached blonde hair pushing a pram full of little white boxes. Though I crane ( Read more... ) -
Jenny Davies talk on Flinders St Station
A must see for all Flinders St Station fans:
THE MELBOURNE ATHENAEUM LIBRARY
THE PLEASURE OF WORDS
Repeat Talk by popular demand!
The Station Turns 100
A talk by
Jenny Davies
Author of
Beyond the Façade
Flinders Street, more than just a railway station
Wednesday 3 February at 5.15pm
January 2010 marks the centenary of the official opening of Flinders ( Read more... )